He has more than 50 HP. That was just the final shot, after three or four shots. By my math, a normal attack would have finished him. And buffs? I had In Communicado (xp), Inky as the Mother Night (non-com), Holiday Cheer (fire/ice damage, HP/PP regen), Upgrade Weapons: Self Balancing (no fumbles), Perpunctuality (-time), Vlad's Decryptonomicon (damn swipe cards), and was using a Gingerbread Man (+FT) as my sidekick.

Hell, I hadn't even been bothering with Vim at that point. And I didn't soften him up with Lightning Bolt, either.

_________________The churches are empty / The priest has gone home / And we are left standing / Together alone--October Project: "Dark Time"

You light the fuse and toss the TNT at your opponent. The ensuing explosion is gratifying, to say the least. When the rubble clears, you find your opponent has taken 1176 damage and is very slow to get up.

Actually, I had several gifts for him, most of them were bundles of trinitrotoluene, but he really hated my last gift:

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You wind up like a big league pitcher and hurl the fruitcake at your poor opponent. They weren't expecting a "food" fight, and get clocked solidly by the holiday "treat." At least you found a use for it. 53 damage worth of use.

Victory! You beat up your foe and win the combat!

Then, like every adventurer everywhere, I looted his corpse!

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You gain 2321 experience.

You got an item: blue chip

You got an item: the Mick's sketchy candy

You got an item: the Mick's Thunderbolt

You got an item: the Mick's gorilla vest

_________________The churches are empty / The priest has gone home / And we are left standing / Together alone--October Project: "Dark Time"